Sponge sampleb (N = 3) | Flush samplec (N = 3) | |||
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Test parametera | RLUs (Std) | Protein μg/cm2 (Std) | E. faecalis Log10 cfu/cm2 (Std) | P. aeruginosa Log10 cfu/cm2 (Std) |
Positive control Soiled but no cleaning | 9747.00 (436.48) | 335.4 (65.55) | 6.782 (0.212) | 6.669 (0.192) |
Partial clean Soiled, 50 mL water flush and no brushing | 6601.00 (1684.00) | 3.99 (3.16) | 5.254 (0.142) | 4.476 (0.253) |
Full cleaning Soiled, cleaned pre-HLD | 29.00 (36.39) | 0.23 (0.07) | 0.787 (0.364) | 1.608 (0.269) |
Negative control Soiled, cleaned post-HLD and storage | 14.00 (21.66) | 0.04 (0.07) | 0.025 any organism (0.090) |